Stephen A. on Ben Simmons: 'He's SCARED to face Philly' | First Take 

Imagine if Simmons shows up to the 76ers next practice in a wheelchair with Rich Paul Pushing him 😭

if only i had a dollar for every time philly was brought up and stephen a mentioned he worked for the city of philly for 17 years i’d be rich 😂

As Kobe said about Dwight, Ben is "SOFT!!!" And Dwight eventually thanked and appreciated Kobe for his honesty, Ben needs to humble himself

6 years late but congratulations to Ben Simmons for being the first woman to make the NBA

Embiid was trolling Ben Simmons in that first game. Bringing the ball up the court and making 3s 😂😂

BUCKLE IN!! Nice to see a GM not bow down to players for once!

I still don't understand why so many people are actually defending Benny like he didn't have a couple years to develop his game. Then he wants to play victim like he wasnt shooting terribly at the free throw line for a PG. Idk, it just doesn't make any sense🤷🏾‍♂️😂

I would send Ben Simmons straight to the G-League for the season and have him only shoot 3 pointers and work on free throws. I’m not trading him if the value is not equal.

Simmons being under contract after signing that extension has absolutely NO leverage in this

So if he's scared....when he gets traded is he gonna miss the Philly road games? Never seen this type of soap opera before, this is ridiculous.

Kendrick Perkins: There’s a certain type of professisullilsm…

When Ben is old, he will regret that he’s not taking jumpshots.

Im 41. I think back to some mistakes i made in my 20s and the worst is u can never go back in time and change them or be young again. Ben will kick himself over this one day

Bruh, Ben Simmons about to owe Doc Rivers 2,500 pushups and 1,000 suicides to EVER come back into a 76ers practice, let alone get traded😂🤣

For Morey to say all that, I have a sneaky suspicion that he has Embid's support on the whole situation

All I’m gonna say about Ben Simons is the Kardashians Won Again 😂

he just don't want to play somewhere he is not wanted

@1:45 did Perk just say "It's a certain type of officialism that you gotta have about yourself" ??? 🤣🤣🤣

“20 cents on a dollaaaah”

Yea simmons is scared to death to hear “BOOOOO you suck” 😱 OH MY GOD

Yeah but coincidentally both of which Paul's clients have done the exact same thing. So clearly this is a strategy

so much for trusting the process

Audio and video out of sync for anyone else?

This is why we want Simmons out of Philly I don’t want 4 years of this I want him gone

Say what u want about Ben Simmons, dude is gonna win ROTY this season mark my words.

I APPLAUD DARYL. STAND FIRM. YOU DO WHAT BEST FOR PHILLY. THATS IT!

They hit it on the head with this take He sad alot without saying alot First 5 minutes are gold

shout out to big perk, come along way as an analyst, and you're speaking the truth on this that everyone else is afraid to say

Molly: Stephen A, what's your World Series prediction? Stephen A: I worked in Philadelphia for 17 years

Let's be completely honest .... Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid were NEVER suppose to be on the same team ... this is karma for all them years the Sixers tanked ... trying to tank all them years for high draft picks..... they deserve it honestly

Stephen “And put Perk on the screen because I wanna see him” Smith.

We'll see how things play out when Joel Embiid starts to miss games due to injury.

They better have some extra security around the sixers bench when he come back 😂

Terrell Owens-Basketball edition 😂

And Coaches vs Agents 😂💯

His options is forfeit and give back money to get out of contract to get waived or stay keep being disruption take fines and make it so no top player would come to this team seeing how they handled this!

Im born and raised in philly. Diehard sports fan. Man we always have some wild stuff happening 🤣

Why does Stephen A always have to remind the director to put the split screen back up again so he can look at the other person lol

You’d think ESPN could afford to make sure the audio and video align

Nobody’s talking about the off sync😂😂😂

My question is this: what happens if Simmons finally decides to play and does horrible whether on purpose or because his teammates/ fanbase can't stand him. Do the sixers sue him for services not rendered?

Man bens first game back in Philly this might reach lebrons first game back in Cleveland levels of boo's lol Edit: meant to say Cleveland instead of Miami

Them Philly fans probably would try hurting Simmons if he stepped in that arena he's banned from that city.

An elite NBA player, who is a great player other than his glaring weaknesses on offense, can't handle the pressure of his weaknesses being put under the microscope, and the pressure of failing. This is unheard of in the NBA. What sucker NBA team would take the colossal risk of aquiring such a player? Remember, this is supposed to be an ELITE player. Unbelievable.

I keep thinking my phones trippin but First Take just forgot how to edit a video😂

Is it just me or Dey audio n video aren’t lining up right?

I don’t think he scared he just don’t wanna play for players and a coach that don’t need him .. physically ready mentally checked out ✌🏽

It’s crazy how he said they’re not trading Ben Simmons for a Role player, They want a super star 🌟 is Basically what he said.. But what is Kobe, Michael Jordan, Or Kawhi Leonard without a Midrange or 3pt shot? They’re Tony Allen(no Disrespect) Just extra good role players Not Super Stars 🌟 I think the value of Ben Simmons in the Sixers mind is a lot higher than he actually is..

Benjamin will playing like V.Carter with Raptor era

SAS: I love Bench Simmons like a brother. Also SAS: Bench is a big baby.

How do we believe that a player that has played in a place for 4 of 5 years is scared to go play? If the fans are threatening his life that is one thing, but boos🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ a few curse words? It would be different if Ben was new to Philly, and he hadn’t dealt with this before. But scared is hard for me to believe

Simmons better fake it till he make it 😂 “ My back Spinal”.

This is more proof that ESPN just wants to keep the drama going. She starts off saying here's your daily update of Ben Simmons. That story needs to be on the back burner by now.

I just wanna see if even takes the court

Its not even that Simmons shot bad its that he doesn’t try to get better or attempt a jumpshot to keep the defense honest. He’s had a greenlight for years.

Hearing perc say you gotta be professional is different

He’s got performance anxiety. Tremendous fear of failure. He has zero trade value. Role players are better than nothing.

Screw that. You have 4 years left on your CONTRACT. You’re gonna play. I don’t care if you want to leave. It’s a contract. Be an adult.

Everyone complaining about Ben not improving while half of the players in the NBA never improve 🙄

Lmao KP slawed tf out ‘Professionalism’ 😂😂

How did they turn this into a Lebrun segment again lol

Perk is the best listener haha

Daryl Morey sounded like he was drunk lol

All this negative criticism and attention is a lot to deal with. I feel for Ben regardless of whether he is right or wrong. I hope he gets through this.

Don’t trade him unless you get lillard, Beal, or harden. Make him sit for 4 years if need be. Historic !!!!

Yes he’s scared to face Philly first and it seems he wants to play on the road first then hopefully get a few wins under his belt and the fans will go easier on him.

I don’t think it has anything to do with the fans, to be honest. He doesn’t want to play for Doc. He doesn’t like embid but I think he’d still hoop with him if there were a different coach.

Stephen "Please put the camera back on him please i want to see his face when i say this" A. Smith

So if you only going to look at the players... People forget The Clippers offered Blake Grif the max and traded him at the first opportunity after telling him he was the man the future etc

As long as his life’s not in danger and the security handles FANs so there isn’t another malice in the palace situation…Ben should just hoop and get on with his life. Boos and words aren’t worth it

For the past 10 months it’s just been Ben Simmons news. We don’t even talk about Philly as a team anymore 🤣

All that money 💰 you make man up alot of young men would love to have a chance

What was Rich Paul’s response?

It should be kendrik and Stephen a on first take with a sprinkle of a journalist here and there.

The delay is getting to me lol

^This Just In^ Ben Simmons is set to star in John Q: Part 2! Also, Big Perk starting to sound like Stephen A. Smith lol

The fuk. 4 years. By then ain’t nobody gone want him and his contract gonna expire 💀 Dude doesn’t know what he’s doing. He’s tryna make an example outta Ben Simmons and is going about it the complete wrong way 👀

I already traded him in 2k lol ion got time for this

Ben Simmons biggest problem is that he doesn't want to listen to anybody.

What was Ben Simmons doing the offseason ? After the playoff flameout against the Hawks everyone hoped or assumed Ben Simmons would be working extra hard on developing a mid range game / 3 point shot.

Audio & Video not synced?

The sooner Ben Simmons plays with the 76ers, the sooner he will play with another team.

Media is giving the sixers organization a pass in this…. The sixers will regret trading Ben Simmons in a few years and they will have nothing to show for all of the top 3 draft picks they’ve had over the past 7 or 8 years.

Lol 7:25 Stephen A cuts off Stephen A

Aha!! There it is- this was Rich Paul’s plan. Ben Simmons is going to appeal to get all his money back by citing health reasons- thus forcing Philadelphia to PAY HIM while he sits. This is the only way to get him traded ASAP.

This is who Ben Simmons is. STOP BABYING THIS GROWN MAN. The organization bent over backwards for him for 5 years. So much so that it cost Brett Brown his job and the revolving door of players had to change their own game to accommodate his. No. Enough is enough. Doc Rivers defended Ben Simmons ad nauseam the ENTIRE season even when it was unwarranted. Joel Embiid during his entire time in Philly had to adhere to Ben Simmons even though Embiid is clearly the better player. Tyrese Maxey and Matisse Thybulle were ALSO in those trade discussions with Houston and they haven't complained one bit. Ben Simmons had excuse after excuse. Earlier in the season I think someone from the the Athletic asked Ben "Hey, have you been working on you jumper?"...Ben replied "I'm an All Star so why does it matter". Post-game after the loss to the Hawks someone else I believe from PhillyVoice asked Ben "You had no shot attempts and no points in the 4th quarter of multiple games in this series what do you have to say about that" Ben replied "How many assists did I have?" He followed that up with "Well what did Trae Young shoot?" He has been coddled for years even before when he was in LSU. He needs to man up and play his way out. If he did he would be gone by January.

His coach was suppose to stay positive... His coach should have said he’ll yes I feel we can win a championship with Ben Simmons.. we gonna build his confidence in letting that shot fly...

There is brotherly love in Philly. /

Stephen A has audio video sync up issues

Y’all ever notice how they create narratives that they swear up and down people think about, yet the idea is new to everyone?

So glad Hinke's stupid tanking got the Sixers to the exact place they wanted to avoid: a middle tier playoff team with no chance for a title. Tanking sucks and you have to have a good enough front office to not pick headcases who are afraid to shoot.

If Ben Simmons walks into that stadium in street clothes, God bless his soul. The boos of all the ghosts of Halloween will come a week early and they will be loud enough to awake the dead.

My boy should ball out with no expression on his face even if they lose or even if he do something good even thru the negativity just have no expression and ball out lol

I’m with 76ers 100 percent but Daryl Morey, Doc rivers and Joel Embiid needs to sit down with ben simmons and have a heart to heart talk. Maybe all parties can even apologize for words and lazy attitude. both sides get everything off they chest and move on. Hopefully Ben can change his approach for this season and prove he’s a top player in the game but if he’s doing all this and still has not gotten better or become of a more aggressive player and fix his woes than it’s gonna be a embarrassing 21-22 season.

Of course he is, Philly crowd has booed Santa before. You could hear the boos here in Australia if the Neckbeard went back to play for them.

The audio not being synced is so bad

Can we talk about the Heat win. I feel like ESPN is just glossing over that team as per usual.

The pressure of a third of a million a game. Ben would prefer to be paid. It would be easier for him. Poor him.

Perk, I'm in Philly, and I'm tried of this. Sucks, but I'm believing this is not just a Sixers vs Ben. Its Owners vs Players, I been saying this for 3 months, too bad o dont have a platform

So where is bucks vs miami heat report 😑😑😑